Most of us look at the government as a necessary evil but God ordained the Civil Magistrate to be a blessing for your good. How is can the Magistrate be a blessing under God and what has God given the Civil Magistrate to do in punishing evil and honoring the good?
Wisdom For a Blessed Life (Proverbs 2:6-15)
When you talk about returning to the Christian principles that built our nation, several objections will start to come up. "Jesus said 'My Kingdom is not of this world.'" "We're not a Theocracy/We are not Old Covenant Israel." And "What about the Freedom of Religion and the Separation of Church and State?" How do Christians answer these and uphold a Christian Vision of Government?
With all the talk about Christian Nationalism, what does the Bible actually say about what God calls the Civil Magistrate to be and do? What is their standard of justice and how should they rule? According to their own wisdom or God's Word?
Christ's Kingdom is a Righteous, Blessed, Universal, Redemptive and Eternal reign and as King He is our Shepherd, Champion, Temple, and King of Perfect Peace.
Theology of Creation teaches us the Theology of Life. The heavens declare the glory of God and teach us that God is glorious and worthy of all of our life, love, worship and obedience.
In a world of darkness and spiritual war against principalities and powers, Christians should reclaim the imprecatory Psalms. We should pray that God would thwart the wicked and deliver the righteous that the world would know God's judgment and glory.
How do we trust that God is good and walk in faith in the midst of suffering and the Valley of the Shadow of death? When Christians suffer we can feel like God is far off and uncaring about our pain. But God is ever near us and sovereign over all things including our suffering.
How do the Psalms long for and anticipate Jesus? A common theme of then Psalms looks to the promises of the Davidic Covenant and asks, "Where is the King?" How does Christ fulfill all the promises of the Davidic Covenant as the True Son of David who rules over all to the good, blessing, and salvation of His people?
How do you worship in the Lord's Supper? What does it practically to take the Lord's Supper for the most spiritual benefit? To feast at the Table, believers need to Remember Christ, Repent of their sin, and Renew their commitment to follow Him.
Repentance is necessary to take the Lord's Supper in a worthy manner. It's impossible for us to celebrate all that the Supper is while holding onto the very same sins that nailed Christ to the cross in the first place. There must be a true and godly repentance in order to enjoy the sweetness of Christ's grace.
1 Corinthians 10:14-22
The Lord's Supper is more than just a memorial meal that remembers Christ's death. It is a means of grace that nourishes and grows our faith. But what does that mean and what does it actually look like? Does this turn the Lord's Supper into a never ending search for some spiritual experience? How does it nourish and grow our faith?
Exodus 1-15
How does the Passover help us celebrate the Lord's Supper? The story of the Exodus is the story of the Gospel. In redeeming His people from Egypt God showed us what His true redemption would look like in Jesus Christ who is the True Passover Lamb of the True Passover.
Matthew 26:26-29
What are we doing when we celebrate the Lord's Supper? Its more than a ritual. Its worship. In the Lord's Supper we remember Christ's suffering and death and celebrate the salvation we have in Him.
John 21
When we are at our lowest... down and out... in the pit... the Gospel gives the hope of redemptive grace. No one is ever too far gone or too far off to be saved, redeemed, and restored by Christ.